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2 April 2020

coronavirus taiwan

Carbon & Climate

Health experts call virus pandemic a window into future climate threats

1 April 2020

South Korea, renewables

Energy

In smog-choked South Korea, the biggest barrier facing renewables is people

rainforest deforestation riau indonesia

Policy & Finance

Indonesian anti-graft enforcers set their sights on corporations

31 March 2020

cement factory in china

Energy

Coal exit will benefit health, wealth and nature

30 March 2020

china coal plant in the afternoon

Carbon & Climate

Asia Pacific faring poorly on SDGs, marching backwards for two goals—UN

25 March 2020

seaweed farming indonesia

Waste

Seaweed over plastic: Indonesia's race towards sustainable packaging

24 March 2020

plastic trash ocean philippines

Waste

Will Coke's new recycling facility help ease the Philippines' plastic woes?

23 March 2020

Reuseable drink containers at a Starbucks outlet in Singapore, where BYO is still allowed. Starbucks has banned BYO in some countries, but not in others. Image: Eco-Business

Waste

Will coronavirus kill bring-your-own-container schemes?

air pollution hefei china

Carbon & Climate

Has Covid-19 helped ease air pollution?

22 March 2020

Chennai residents, water crisis, MS Nagar

Water

What's being done to fix water scarcity in Asia's most water-stressed countries?

19 March 2020

sea turtle thailand

Waste

Sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food—study

18 March 2020

the interceptor polluter river

Waste

Will this solar-powered device clean the world's most polluted rivers?

17 March 2020

frieght train china

Transport

China’s road freight problem and its solutions

13 March 2020

Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex

Carbon & Climate

Vietnam’s new conservation plan prioritises trees and people, but not emissions

A beach clean up in Indonesia. Companies pay to have beaches cleaned to offset the plastic they cannot eliminate from their operations. Image: Seven Clean Seas

Waste

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

12 March 2020

rickshaw pakistan

Transport

Electric vehicle push struggles to accelerate in Pakistan

11 March 2020

A beach covered in oily clumps in Bintan, Indonesia.

Transport

Southeast Asia is the world's bilge dumping hotspot—what can be done to stop ships discharging waste oil?

philippines waste imports

Waste

If the Philippines banned waste imports, why is it still the world's dumping ground?

10 March 2020

tampakan mining

Policy & Finance

Indigenous groups continue fight against newly-revived Philippine mine

3 March 2020

Greenpeace, plastic book

Waste

In the plastic-polluted Philippines, a children’s book seeks to make a difference

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